Colibactin Linked to Colorectal Cancer
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E. coli toxin linked to early onset colorectal cancer
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Colorectal cancer is the fourth most common cancer, with roughly 150,000 Americans diagnosed with it every year .
It’s also the second most leading cause of death by cancer, killing around 50,000 U.S. annually .
Scientists at the University of California San Diego led the research, published Wednesday in Nature .
They found a link between exposure to the toxin, called colibactin , and early onset cancers more likely to happen in young adults.
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